What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A passenger reported that there was a fire in the cabin above the lavatory seat and he threw a drink on it to extinguish it. The emergency checklist was consulted. The PIC stood up and turned around and could see no smoke or fire, but did see what looked like burn marks by the fluorescent ceiling lights over the lavatory seat. Based on the location of the marks, and the fact that the fluorescent ceiling lights were on, power was removed from the lighting system. An emergency was declared, aircraft diverted to and landed at psp without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
A PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE CABIN ABOVE THE LAVATORY SEAT AND HE THREW A DRINK ON IT TO EXTINGUISH IT. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS CONSULTED. THE PIC STOOD UP AND TURNED AROUND AND COULD SEE NO SMOKE OR FIRE, BUT DID SEE WHAT LOOKED LIKE BURN MARKS BY THE FLUORESCENT CEILING LIGHTS OVER THE LAVATORY SEAT. BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE MARKS, AND THE FACT THAT THE FLUORESCENT CEILING LIGHTS WERE ON, POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE LIGHTING SYSTEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT PSP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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